This Article was published by The Huffiington Post: Cougar Lessons in Coexistence A growing North American cougar population has inspired scientists to take a close look at the risk this species presents to humans. In his 2011 analysis of 343

This Article was published by The Huffiington Post: Are Large Carnivores Doomed by Climate Change? The world is getting warmer, creating an extinction threat for many species. According to NASA, since 1880 the Earth’s global temperature has risen by nearly

This Article was published by The Huffiington Post: Recovery of the Great Bear? As was the case for other large carnivores in the lower 48 United States, by the 1960s grizzly bears were nearly extinct. This species had dropped to

This Article was published by The Huffiington Post: Of Lynx, Traps, and Lawsuits: The Rocky Road to Enlightened Wildlife Conservation The lynx is one of the most at-risk carnivores in the United States. South of the US-Canada border, this elusive

This Article was published by The Huffiington Post: Endangered Species Act Caught in Congressional Crosshairs The most powerful environmental law on Earth, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), is under the gravest assault it has ever faced. Last week I

This Article was published by The Huffiington Post: El Lobo’s Uncertain Future Lobo Week, March 23-30, 2015, marks the 17th anniversary of the Mexican gray wolf’s return to the wild. However, this wolf subspecies’ tortuous recovery journey actually began over

This Article was published by The Huffiington Post: Safe Passages, or How Did the Grizzly Bear Cross the Road? It all began with roadkill. Banff, the crown jewel of the Canadian national parks, is a paradox. Big, primeval wildness

This Article was published by The Huffiington Post: Wolves in a Tangled Bank The wolves’ return to Yellowstone and the subsequent recovery of plants that elk had been eating to death in their absence has become one the most popularized

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This Article was published by The Huffiington Post: Citizen Science Comes of Age: Everyday People Doing Extraordinary Science Those of you familiar with my work know that twenty years ago I was a stay-at-home mom, living with my husband and